Where should a bass guitar be panned???

[Lopp]

Manowar's "Triumph Of Steel"; the bass is panned either right or left about half way and IMO that album sounds amazing for the type of music!

For those of you who don't know about them, they are a metal band, and a fine one at that!

Ahh, Manowar. Not my fave, but a damn consistent band. You are making me show my metal roots. Now I've gotta go check out that album.

Originally posted by some carniverious Bear I definitely hear it if a sub is placed off-centre, and it drives me nuts.............!

Supposedly that is a function of poor placement and poor acoustics in a room.

Funny that people will spend tens of thousands of dollars on speakers, but won't give a track rat's ass about proper placement. Eh. I personally also have yet to hear a system where the sub is off center and I don't notice it.




Be that as it may, simple rules are good for noobs (which is not to say I'm much beyond a noob). Bass in the center is the best starting point for a good recording. Creativity and experimenting are good once you understand the basic starting points.

Unfortunately, I've seen (heard) my share of crap mixes in the MP3 clinic. These mixes are defended under the cloak of creativity and originality, while they just come down to the fact that they are crappy mixes.

 

[Doug H]

I've been mixing power trio stuff and find that if the bass isn't really close to center it ends up sounding panned 100% most of the time, even if it's only er...3:00 o'clock.

 

[djc]

Well son, after all of that, just put it wherever the hell you want to.

 

[Toki987]

My advice?

Experiment. Use what sounds good. Damn the critics.

Damning the critics is a lot fun , sometimes !

 

[MrZekeMan]

NEVER trust people who say ALWAYS. It shows lack of originality both in thought and in practice.

"Never" is just as absolute as "Always".

When finger picking, always make sure you have strings on your axe.

Being creative is one thing. But if there are no standards, there is no reason for this BBS. There are some things that are standard operating procedures when it comes to recording if one desires to produce a recording that doesn't suck.

You can spend all your time trying to be a genius of innovation, and never learn the basics of making a good mix.

Mind you, I'm not against experimentation. I'm just recommending balance. (get it? balance)

Taylor